Author: Kaluka wanjala

Call waiting is a feature we are all familiar with. It is very common with traditional calls but when it comes to VoIP services it is not. WhatsApp is one VoIP that has not had a call waiting feature but that is changing soon. If you make calls through WhatsApp, as some people do, you know that call waiting has not been an option for you. The latest WhatsApp update for both Android and iOS changes this. With call waiting on WhatsApp, you will be able to view and even jump to a new call easily. You will be…

The Infinix S5 is the latest camera-centric smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in the country starting from Ksh 15,900 on Jumia. With the launch of this phone in the country, let us unbox it and I will share my first impressions. The Infinix S4 is the successor to the S4 that we reviewed a few months ago. It is actually interesting to see Infinix launch two devices in the S series within the same year and just 6 months apart. With the Infinix S5, I was curious to see what is new and…

Facebook and most other social networking sites figured out earlier on that offering users tailored experiences gets them to stick on the platforms for longer. You can be on the same platform with someone but your experiences are totally different because you have different interests. With this, you may end up feeling like the platform has what you want and you keep going back there. From next year, Instagram (a Facebook-owned company) will start using age to offer users tailored experiences. A huge part of this move is to help protect some of the younger users on the platform. This…

The Oppo Reno2 F is one of the latest smartphones by the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available in retail stores for Ksh 39,999, quite pricey but you should look at the specifications it comes with to decide if it is a good option for you. The Oppo Reno2 F in Kenya comes at a time when most other manufacturers are focusing on the sub Ksh 30,000 market and if Oppo plays its card right, it might end up conquering this market segment. The phone’s name is quite a mouthful but that is not the most…

Late last week, Safaricom and the Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) announced a new partnership around the MPost (Mobile Post Office) service. With this partnership, the hope is to roll out digital Post Office Boxes to more than 5 million additional customers across the country. This is not a new service as it has been there but never gained as much traction as Posta had hoped it would. I have to confess that I actually paid for the service when it initially rolled out but at some point I forgot that it existed until I was reminded that my subscription…

Samsung is finally ready to update the Galaxy S10 series­­ with a stable version of Android 10. The Galaxy S10 devices were scheduled to be first in line to get Android 10 before other devices from the company. We Were not expecting this update to roll out to the Galaxy S10 series this year but this is a good surprise. This latest update for the Galaxy S10 series is close to 2GB in size for those who did not take part in the beta program. For those who took part in the program, you will be looking at an update…

Earlier today, Xiaomi officially announced the availability of the Redmi Note 8 in Kenya. This is the latest from the company to officially go in sale in Kenya and you can get it from Jumia starting from Ksh 18,999 for the 3GB + 32GB model. There are different other models available to choose from at different prices. The 4GB + 64GB model is available for Ksh 19,999 and the 4GB + 128GB model is available for Ksh 21,699. The one stand out feature on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is the quad-camera setup with a 48MP main camera. This is…

Earlier this month, I reviewed the Tecno Camon 12 which is one of the new devices in the company’s camera-centric series, the Camon series. We have seen some really good cameras in this series before and with the latest iteration, I have been curious to find out what it has to offer. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been using the Tecno Camon 12 Air, a bigger brother to the Camon 12. I used this phone extensively and in this review, I will share my experience with it to help you decide if it offers good value for…

Twitter has announced plans to delete inactive accounts from its platform from December. With this, the company is targeting accounts that have not been active in the last six months. Twitter will take action on these accounts from December 11 and plans to complete the cleansing process in the coming months. Speaking to The Verge on this, Twitter said that it will be deleting accounts as it attempts to present a more reliable information on the platform. “As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information…

Officially unveiled in the country less than two weeks ago, the Huawei Y9s is the latest device in the Huawei Y9 series in Kenya. This phone comes with a handful of upgrades when compared to its predecessors, the Huawei Y9 2019 and the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019. The Huawei Y9s is now available on pre-order in Kenya for those who have been waiting for this device. The pre-order period will run for one week and those who take part in it will free headphones from the company. The official retail price of the Huawei Y9s in Kenya is Ksh 31,999.…